The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14
Boulanger's Supporters Likely to EN-
broil France and Germany.
Potent Reasons Which Cause the Salisbury
Ministry to Hesitate in the Matter of
Proclaiming the Irish Land League.
BULGARIA'S THRONE.

The Present Situation Fraught with Danger
that Threatens All Europe.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Aug. 13.-The action of Prince
Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobur in going to Sofia, and
the demonstrations of the "Boulaneists' in
France have again made the Bulgarian and
French frontiers possible storm centers. Prince
Ferdinand 10 a holder man than he has been
thought to be. According to latest reports. after
taking the oath as Prince of Bulgaria, he will
leave the country for a period in order to visit
the courts Of the great powers and obtain their
recognition. Prince Ferdinand has presumably
counted the cost of this proceeding beforehand,
but to an outsider it would appear 20 be the best
possible method of counting the re-
fusal OF Russia. il that were his OBJ
ject The Prince calculates that he
can conciiate the Gear by dismis sing
the Regents. dissolving the Sobranie and order
ing elections. But Russia's objections to
his nomination not such as be overcome
by stroke of policy, however decisive. Prince
Ferdinand is Catholic, and the Gar is COM
mitted to uphold the Greek Church. Prince
Ferdinand Is married to a granddaughter of
Louis Philippe, which makes him Objectionable
to the Cars closest ally-the French Republic
and as a sort of climax he is an Austrian officer
koff has only slightly increased the chances OF
peace in Europe. At the same time it must not
be forgotten that tina Gear is disciple of Kat
koff, and that the set of ideas repre-
scented by the Moscow Gazette are at
present dominant throughout Russia The visit
of Prince Ferdinand to Bulgaria may bring on
q crisis in which the Russian government will
have to decide upon course Of action. AL
ready leading authorities warning their
spective governments, through the press, not to
estimate too lightly the strength of the Russian
empire in taking action regarding the recogni-
ton of Prince Ferdinand. These writer's dwell
upon the fac that of all the European states
Russia has by far the largest homo
geneous population, which numbers some CO.,
600. 000 No other European peo-
pie is at the same time SO religious
and so patriotic The Russian army. in time of
peace numbers between eight and nine hundred
thousand men, and in case OF war the Gear could
easily mobilize 4. 900, 900 trained soldiers. With
these reserves, and with unity of feeling such
as no democratic country possesses, the Russian
policy in the East, which really aims at the con-
quest Of Constantinople and of Turkey, can only
be overthrown by all the other European powers
combining to oppose the Russian advance. The
Russians themselves believe in their own power
and in their own future, and believe them
solves perfectly able, in case of need, to
cope with the rest of Europe. This should
be borne in mind in judging Of the
varying phases OF the Eastern question that
have lately amused Or interested the Western
European people, and which seem likely to be
followed by further Kaleidoscope changes The
Gear has hitherto refused TO recognize the exist
ence of any gov eminent in Bulgaria. He has
steadfasty refused to recognize the regency and
the various representative assemblies convoked
by that authority. In short. the policy of the
Gear Ia to recognize no government of Bulgaria
until that country is surrendered to himself. This
will undoubtedly continue to be his policy, ard
Prince Ferdinand any other prince who may
be elected will have either to take his orders
from st. Petersburg or to fight for his throne
against tho Russian empira II Prince Ferdi-
nand should choose the latter. his action will
bring with it the long postponed European war
This is the contingency that Is at present making
the other European powers SO urgent in pushing
to completeness the organization of their naval
and military defenses.